WPLUG - User contributions [en]

Meeting-20090802

2009-08-01T14:02:23Z

Mujo: /* Food & Beverage */

__NOTOC__
The Annual WPLUG Open Source picnic will be held on Sunday August 2 at 12 P.M. to 5 P.M. at [[Snyder Park]] in Whitehall.

We will ask everyone to contribute to the success of the this picnic.

== Setup Crew ==

The setup crew will show up around 11:30 A.M. to hang signs, decorate the grounds, put table cloths down, put ice in the coolers, establish a place for trash and recycle-able materials, light grill, supply restrooms with soap and paper products.

Sign-up here for setup crew:
* Robert Provins
* Your Name Here

== Cleanup Crew ==

The cleanup crew will be present around 5 P.M. to safely close the grill, deal with remaining food, manage trash, and lockup restrooms.

Sign-up here for cleanup crew:
* [[User:Eksortso|David Ostroske]]
* Your Name Here

== Food & Beverage ==

We will need prepared foods, snacks, deserts, non-alcoholic beverages, grilling meat and veggie patties, and condiments. Please note there will not be electricity at the picnic grounds.

Sign-up here with the name of your dish and your name:
* Chips and Pop (if you have favorites, list them here!) - [[User:Eksortso|David Ostroske]]
* Orange juice, [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]]
* Hummus, Susan Rose
* Not quite goulash Beth Lynn Eicher
* Hot dogs, your name
* Hamburgers, your name
* Rolls/buns, your name
* Ketchup/mustard/relish, your name
* Pasta Salad, [[User:Mujo|Mathieu Dube]]
* your dish, your name

== Incidentals ==

This is stuff that is needed just because you are picnicing. These items are grills, coolers, ice, plates, cups, flatware, tablecloths, extra chairs, napkins, and paper towels.

Sign-up here with the incidental you are bringing and your name:
* Patio chairs (2), [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]]
* Charcoal grill and charcoal, [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]]
* Grill - Owned by WPLUG, transported and setup by Robert Provins
* Paper towels, [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]]
* Plates, [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]]
* Cups, your name
* Plastic flatware, your name
* Cooler ice, William Eicher
* Cooler, your name
* Cooler, your name
* Incidental, your name
* Incidental, your name
* Brownies, Stanley Slomberg

== Entertainment ==

This area is wide open. You plan an activity for the picnic guests.

In the past members have brought card games and legos.

There is a basketball court and a baseball field at the picnic ground. Sporting equipment is welcome.

There is cold water available at the picnic grounds. Water toys are welcome.

You may bring a music player for audio entertainment but it must run on batteries. There will be no electricity.

There will be no computers. This is a picnic.

Sign-up here to organize entertainment:
* [[User:Eksortso|David Ostroske]] - I'm bringing card games for later in the afternoon. Old favorites [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258 Fluxx] (including a [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36345 Monty Python variant]) and [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/553 Chez] [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2797 Geek] will be back, plus a new one, [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41541 Are You the Traitor?] They all work with lots of people.
* Beth Lynn Eicher - I've got a basketball. Anyone want to play T-U-X right after lunch? That is where you challenge your oppents to make baskets from similar distance and angle. Those who miss the answer the oppent's goal get a letter; first T, then U, then X. Those who spell TUX are out of the game. This is a game of the last one standing. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_of_basketball#H-O-R-S-E Follow the rules of HORSE for more information.]
* Your Name here, what kind of activity, the time frame you want to do this activity

Meeting-20090711

2009-07-11T13:34:03Z

Mujo: /* Meeting Staff */

WPLUG will have a General User Meeting and presentation on Saturday, July 11th, 2009, starting at 11am at the [[Wilkins School Community Center]].

== Schedule for the Day ==
10:30am - Doors open, setup<br/>
11:00am - Business Meeting starts<br/>
11:30am - Featured Presentation<br/>
12:30pm - Meeting ends, everyone out. We are likely to go to [http://www.regentsquare.net/ds6pax.html D's 6pack] or [http://www.square-cafe.com/ Square Cafe] for lunch.<br/>

== Speaker/Presentation ==

VoIP for Small & Medium Businesses - [[user:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] will be discussing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP Voice over IP] for use in small to medium business environments. We will discuss general technologies and implementing a VoIP [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pbx PBX] using [http://www.asterisk.org/ Asterisk] from [http://www.digium.com/ Digium].

== Meeting Minutes ==

To be added.

== Meeting Staff ==
If you would like to volunteer to assist with this meeting, please add your name to one or more of the [[MeetingChecklist|categories]] below.
* Host: [[user:Mujo|Mathieu Dube]]
* Co-Host: Your name here
* Donuts: [[user:curlynoodle|David Kraus]]
* Setup: [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]], Your name here
* Clean Up: [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]], Your name here

== Carpooling ==

* Your name here

[[Category:Meetings]]
[[Category:Minutes]]

Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group

2009-04-01T16:55:21Z

Mujo: /* Upcoming Related Events */

Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group. We are a not-for-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides collaboration resources, including mailing lists, monthly presentations and quarterly installfests, for Linux users of all backgrounds.

See our [[Wplug:About|about page]] for more background on us, Linux, and other Free and Open Source software. If you are looking for something in Northwestern PA, please check our sister LUG, [http://www.erielug.org/ ErieLUG].

We're working hard at developing our organization. If you think you can help, we'd appreciate any ideas you have. We'd like to hear your thoughts: What does Western PA need out of WPLUG? What do you need out of WPLUG? Join [[MailingLists|the list]] and tell us!

== Upcoming Meetings & Events ==
* [[Meeting-20090404 | Saturday, April 4]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]] - Topic: Seriously Free Software
* [[Meeting-20090508 | Saturday, May 8]] - 10:30am to 12:30pm - General User Meeting at [[Wilkins School Community Center|WSCC]]
* [[Meeting-20090606 | Saturday, June 6]] - 10:30am to 3:30pm - Installfest at [[Brookline Library]]

For longer term planning and discussion about future meetings, please see the [[UpcomingMeetings | upcoming meetings]] page.

== Upcoming Related Events ==

Pittsburgh Technology Mash Up Event on April 23rd at Alpha Labs (2325 East Carson Street) from 6 to 11PM

* E-mail [mailto:info@wplug.org info@wplug.org] to have your event posted here.

Feel free to see the [[Past Related Events | past related events]] page for examples of what we have done in the past.

== Past Meetings ==

For information on previous meetings, please see the [[Past Meetings | past meetings page]]. If you are new to WPLUG, this will give you an idea of WPLUGs activity level and what sort of things we do.

== Online Resources ==
WPLUG provides a variety of online resources to its members and the community at large, in fact, you're looking at one of these resources right now -- the WPLUG wiki. We provide these resources as a way for our members to help each other, spread the word about Linux and other open source, and generally just socialize.
* [[MailingLists | Mailing Lists]] - The WPLUG mailing lists are a big part of our community. We have specific lists for many different issues, ranging from general announcements, to jobs, to people trying to sell stuff in our marketplace.
* [[Membership]] - Become a member of the hottest Linux Users Group in Western PA.
* [[IRC | Internet Relay Chat]] - This is a realtime chat facility that we operate on the [http://www.freenode.net/ FreeNode] IRC network. At times this can be a very good way to get information.
* [[Study Group | Certification Study Group]] - A self-study group is forming for participants to assist each other in obtaining Linux certification.
* [[The Open Pitt | The Open Pitt]] - The official newsletter of WPLUG.

== Organizational Materials ==

* [[ByLaws]] - How is WPLUG governed.
* [[Special Rules of Order]] - Additional rules to cover some specifics not in the bylaws
* [[MeetingChecklist | Meeting Checklist]] - this is what needs to be done for each meeting and the responsibilities of each person.
* [[Venues]] - information on meeting and event venues.
* [[FinancialDocuments | Financial Documents]] - links to the forms and instructions from the WPLUG treasurer.
* [[Committees | Committee Information]] - Listing of WPLUG Committees and members
* [[WPLUGBoard | Board Information]] - information on meetings of the WPLUG board
* [[Election Instructions]] - Details of how to vote using WPLUG's system for board elections
* [[HistoricalDocuments | Historical Documents]] - Organizational materials that are kept for future reference
* [[Inventory]] - Stuff that belongs to WPLUG - who has it and where
* [[TODO]] - Things that need to be done on the wiki

== Projects ==

* [[InstallFest Services]] - InstallFest Services
* [[LiveCD]]
* [[MediaWiki]] - WPLUG website

== BOINC-based Teams ==
* [[SETI@home | WPLUG SETI@home Team]] - Our team to assist with experiments for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
* [[Rosetta@home | WPLUG Rosetta@home Team]] - Team to "help to determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases."
* [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

== Swag ==

Order clothing and other cool stuff with the WPLUG logo from [http://cafepress.com/wplug CafePress]. [[Image:Wplugmug.jpg]]

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T15:21:00Z

Mujo: /* Mathieu Dubé */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, but I already have a desire to be elected to the Board. I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow in the direction the members desire.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a preferred distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the Pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am excited to hear members input about how this development within WPLUG should take place.

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T15:15:35Z

Mujo: /* Mathieu Dubé */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, but I already have a desire to be elected to the Board. I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a preferred distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the Pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am excited to hear members input about how this development within WPLUG should take place.

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T14:57:18Z

Mujo: /* Mathieu Dubé */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, but I already have a desire to be elected to the Board. I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a prefered distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am excited to hear members input about how this development within WPLUG should take place.

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T14:49:01Z

Mujo: /* Mathieu Dubé */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, yet I already have a desire to be elected to the Board! I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a prefered distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am excited to hear members input about how this development within WPLUG should take place.

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T14:48:40Z

Mujo: /* Mathieu Dubé */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, yet I already have a desire to be elected to the Board! I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a prefered distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am excited to hear member imput about how this development within WPLUG should take place.

Election-20081004

2008-09-29T14:48:09Z

Mujo: /* Candidate Statements */

This election is for the WPLUG board for 2008-2009. Votes may be cast by mail or in person at the [[Meeting-2008Elections|October 4, 2008 business meeting]]. Ballots will be counted and results announced at this meeting, so your vote must be received before 3:45pm to be counted.

The ballot for this election is available [[Media:2008_10_WPLUG_Ballot.pdf|here]]. Detailed instructions for voting are given at [[Election Instructions]].

Those who were nominated and eligible at the September 13, 2008 nominations meeting and have agreed to be candidates are (in alphabetical order):
* Mathieu Dubé
* Vance Kochenderfer
* David Kraus
* Bill Moran
* Michael Semcheski

Note:
* Only persons who are members on October 4, 2008 may be elected.
* Bill Moran was nominated but did not accept nor decline his nomination. His name will be on the ballot because he did not decline.
* Brian Seklecki will attempt a write-in campaign but he is not a member at this time.
* Bob Turley is a member as of September 15, 2008. He will also attempt a write-in campaign.
* David Ostroske has declined his nomination.

== Ask the Candidates ==

There will be a special ask the candidates session in the WPLUG [[IRC]] channel (irc.freenode.net, channel #wplug) on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 from 8-9pm EDT. We encourage all members to attend and ask questions of the candidates. This IRC meeting will be hosted by [[User:bethlynn|Beth Lynn Eicher]].

== Candidate Statements ==

=== [[User:Mhs|Mike Semcheski]] ===

Its been an interesting year on the board. I am torn about running again. On one hand, I feel there is a lot of good left to be done. On the other hand, one of the things the current board has tried to encourage is contributions from members not on the board. So with that said, if I were elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. If not elected, I would like to continue to chair the [[Internet Committee]] but also push the board to get more done this coming year. I guess the distinction is in the style of pushing.

=== [[User:curlynoodle|David Kraus]] ===

Candidate for WPLUG Board 2008/2009

=== [[User:Vance|Vance Kochenderfer]] ===

In the past year, we have had some successes (most notably, getting the server you are using right now set up and migrating over our [[MailingLists|mailing lists]] and [[IRC]] bot). I do feel that we have lagged slightly on the number of presentations and events we've hosted and can improve there. The good news is that no matter who you are, you can contribute to WPLUG, such as by joining one of our [[Committees]], or by [[TODO|improving the wiki]], and I encourage everyone who has an interest in WPLUG to do so. If elected, while I will serve in any office, I intend to seek the Secretary's position. I feel that my skills are better suited to that office than to that of Chair, and I would work to ensure all of our organizational documents are current and available online and hopefully get an online user-accessible membership system set up.

=== [[User:mujo|Mathieu Dubé]] ===

I am new to WPLUG, yet I already have a desire to be elected to the Board! I think being a WPLUG Board Member will be a good way to both strengthen my knowledge about WPLUG as an organization, as well as give time to make the group grow.

I have worked with linux for more than ten years now. I use gentoo as a prefered distribution and I've used many flavors at work such as suse, ubuntu and the redhat derived distributions (centos, fedora, etc.). I also enjoy working with BSDs, I use openbsd as a gateway and freebsd as a webserver and fileserver. Professionally, I have been employed working with linux, mainly in clustered storage. Currently, I am working with linux on embedded computers.

If elected I hope to be able to help the group develop both internally (such as setting and meeting goals) and externally (such as having an impact on the pittsburgh community through educational events, publishing book reviews as a group, etc.). I am open and excited to hear member imput about how this development within WPLUG should take place.